Division I Women

Florida-Syracuse Set for Dolphins' Sun Life Stadium

from staff reports

The University of Florida women's lacrosse team and head coach
Amanda O'Leary announced the Gators' 2013 season schedule, which
features 15 regular-season contests, including eight at Donald R.
Dizney Stadium where the Gators hold an undefeated regular season
record in the past two years, and a contest at Sun Life Stadium in
Miami.

Florida's 2013 season kicks off with three straight road
contests as the Gators faceoff with the University of North
Carolina in Chapel Hill on Feb. 9 to open up the schedule. UF will
seek to revenge a season opening loss from last season as the then
No. 4 Gators couldn't overcome a first half deficit fell in a close
11-9 decision to the then No. 3 Tar Heels.

The Gators return to the Sunshine State for a matchup at
Jacksonville (Feb. 13) before heading back to North Carolina to
face High Point in High Point, N.C. (Feb. 17). The 2013 home
schedule opens up with a pair of games at Dizney Stadium as UF
welcomes UC Davis (Feb. 22) in the first ever meeting of the two
teams followed by a match with Albany (Feb. 24).

UF remains in the state of Florida to begin March, when they
take part in the second annual lacrosse Orange Bowl Classic. They
will take on rival Syracuse on March 2 in Miami at Sun Life
Stadium, home of the Orange Bowl and Miami Dolphins. Syracuse
eliminated Florida in the NCAA semifinals last season in a 14-13
overtime decision. The Orange finished as national runner-up as it
fell to Northwestern in the national championship game.

Loyola (Maryland) visits Gainesville (March 5) followed the
Gators hitting the road for a match with Dartmouth (March 9). They
then return to the UF campus for a three-game home stand welcoming
Lehigh (March 12) and Stetson (March 19). The home stand concludes
as the Gators open up American Lacrosse Conference play as it hosts
Ohio State (March 23). The Gators are the reigning regular season
and tournament ALC champions and look to extend its dominance in
the league where they have won 10-straight games that dates back to
March 26, 2011.

The Gators then travel to Penn State (March 30) and return home
to face Johns Hopkins (April 6) to kick off April. They round out
their regular-season slate facing reigning national champion
Northwestern at home (April 20). The ALC Tournament will be hosted
by Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md. on May 2-5. The NCAA first and
second rounds will be held at respective sites from May 10-12 and
quarterfinals May 18th or 19th. Villanova University in
Philadelphia, Pa. will serve as the host of the 2013 NCAA
Championships for the first time in school history on May 24th and
26th.